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56 | 7.11 <tt class="module">dbhash</tt> -- | |
57 | DBM-style interface to the BSD database library</A> | |
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62 | <p class="availability">Availability: <span | |
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66 | The <tt class="module">dbhash</tt> module provides a function to open databases using | |
67 | the BSD <code>db</code> library. This module mirrors the interface of the | |
68 | other Python database modules that provide access to DBM-style | |
69 | databases. The <tt class="module"><a href="module-bsddb.html">bsddb</a></tt><a id='l2h-2788' xml:id='l2h-2788'></a> module is required | |
70 | to use <tt class="module">dbhash</tt>. | |
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73 | This module provides an exception and a function: | |
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76 | <dl><dt><b><span class="typelabel">exception</span> <tt id='l2h-2786' xml:id='l2h-2786' class="exception">error</tt></b></dt> | |
77 | <dd> | |
78 | Exception raised on database errors other than | |
79 | <tt class="exception">KeyError</tt>. It is a synonym for <tt class="exception">bsddb.error</tt>. | |
80 | </dd></dl> | |
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87 | Open a <code>db</code> database and return the database object. The | |
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95 | For platforms on which the BSD <code>db</code> library supports locking, | |
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100 | The optional <var>mode</var> parameter is used to indicate the <span class="Unix">Unix</span> | |
101 | permission bits that should be set if a new database must be | |
102 | created; this will be masked by the current umask value for the | |
103 | process. | |
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115 | <dt>Module <b><tt class="module"><a href="module-bsddb.html">bsddb</a></tt>:</b> | |
116 | <dd>Lower-level interface to the BSD <code>db</code> library. | |
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119 | <dt>Module <b><tt class="module"><a href="module-whichdb.html">whichdb</a></tt>:</b> | |
120 | <dd>Utility module used to determine the type of an | |
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